Nanoscale Material Interfaces:
Experiment, Theory and Simulation
(24 Nov 2004 - 23 Jan 2005)

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Confirmed Visitors

(Partial list; as at 6 Jan 2005)

NAME & AFFILIATION

PERIOD OF VISIT

TENTATIVE TITLE OF TALK

Uri Ascher
University of British Columbia
ascher@cs.ubc.ca

28 - 29 Dec 2004
and
 10 - 20 Jan 2005

Computational methods for distributed parameter estimation with application to inversion of 3D electromagnetic data

Claude Bardos
Université de Paris VII
bardos@math.jussieu.fr

1 - 9 Dec 2004

Various aspect of the Hartee Fock approximation

Wei Cai
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
wcai@uncc.edu

17 Dec 2004 -
16 Jan 2005

Solving Maxwell's equations in inhomogeneous dispersive media

Carsten Carstensen
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
cc@mathematik.hu-berlin.de

25 Nov - 7 Dec 2004

Macroscopic simulation of micro(nano)-structures in finite-strain elastoplasticity
  Presentation file: PDF

Chandan Dasgupta
Indian Institute of Science
cdgupta@physics.iisc.ernet.in

24 - 30 Nov 2004

Mound formation and coarsening in surface growth
  Presentation file: PDF

Pierre Degond
Université Paul Sabatier
degond@mip.ups-tlse.fr

8 - 14 Jan 2005

Quantum drift-diffusion models derived from an entropy minimization principle
  Presentation file: PDF

Georg Dolzmann
University of Maryland
dolzmann@math.umd.edu

9 - 15 Jan 2005

Topics in the mathematical analysis of nematic elastomers

Qiang Du
Pennsylvania State University
qdu@math.psu.edu

2 - 28 Dec 2004

1) Mathematical models and numerical simulations of superconductivity (Tutorial lecture)
    Presentation file: PDF
2) Robust and quality mesh generation

Theodore Einstein
University of Maryland
einstein@umd.edu

8 - 16 Jan 2005

Distributions of terrace widths on misoriented surfaces: multipronged theory approaches to studying fluctuations in conjunction with quantitative experiments

Jim Evans
Iowa State University
evans@ameslab.gov

9 - 15 Jan 2004

Atomistic and continuum modeling of homoepitaxial thin film growth

Xiaobing Feng
University of Tennessee
xfeng@math.utk.edu

25 - 29 Nov 2004

Recent developments on phase field method for moving interface problems

Eliot Fried
Washington University
efried@me.wustl.edu

22 - 29 Nov 2004

Sharp-interface theory for nematic-isotropic phase transitions
  Presentation file: PDF

Huaiyu Jian
Tsinghua University
hjian@math.tsinghua.edu.cn

9 - 18 Jan 2005

The vortex dynamics of a Ginzburg-Landau system under pinning effect

Song Jiang
Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics, China
jiang@iapcm.ac.cn

9 - 15 Jan 2005

A second-order γ-model BGK scheme for multimaterial compressible flows

Joachim Krug
Universität zu Köln
krug@thp.uni-koeln.de

5 - 15 Jan 2005

Islands in the stream: complex shape evolution driven by surface electromigration
    Presentation file: PDF

Bo Li
University of California at San Diego
bli@math.ucsd.edu

9 - 15 Jan 2005

On continuum models of thin film epitaxy with biased diffusion: variational properties and bounds for the dynamic scaling

Chun Liu
Pennsylvania State University
liu@math.psu.edu

10 Dec 2004
-
10 Jan 2005

1) Variational approaches in complex fluids (Tutorial lecture)
2) On mathematical models of some liquid crystals materials

Jian-Guo Liu
University of Maryland
jliu@math.umd.edu

24 Nov 2004 -
23 Jan 2005

1) Coarsening dynamics and continuum modeling for epitaxial growth of thin films
2) Development of a new class of high order implicit non-oscillatory schemes for conservation laws

Chaouqi Misbah
Université Joseph Fourier
chaouqi.misbah@ujf-grenoble.fr

8 - 14 Jan 2005

Coarsening versus non coarsening of growing interfaces

Barbara Niethammer
Humboldt-University of Berlin
niethamm@math.hu-berlin.de

8 - 14 Jan 2005

Dynamics of the Becker-Doering equation

Xingbin Pan
East China Normal University
xbpan@euler.math.ecnu.edu.cn

22 - 27 Dec 2004

Vortex nucleation in 3-dimensional superconductors

Lorenzo Pareschi
University of Ferrara
pareschi@dm.unife.it

10 - 16 Jan 2005

Numerical methods in quantum kinetic theory

Robert Pego
Carnegie Mellon University
rpego@cmu.edu

30 Dec 2004 -
11 Jan 2005

1) Mathematical models of interface dynamics and coarsening (Tutorial lecture)
  Presentation file (PDF): 1, 2, 3, 4a, 4b
2) Chaos on the scaling attractor in Smoluchowski ripening and Burgers turbulence

Anthony Peirce
University of British Columbia
peirce@math.ubc.ca

9 - 15 Jan 2005

Hydraulic fracture: multiscale processes and moving interfaces

Alberto Pimpinelli
Université Blaise Pascal
Alberto.Pimpinelli@lasmea.univ-bpclermont.fr

9 - 15 Jan 2005

 

Petr Plechac
University of Warwick
plechac@maths.warwick.ac.uk

8 - 17 Jan 2005

Numerical analysis of coarse-grained stochastic lattice dynamics

Andreas Prohl
ETH Zurich
andreas.prohl@sam.math.ethz.ch

24 - 28 Nov 2004

Recent developments in modeling, analysis and numerics of Ferromagnetism

Christian Ratsch
University of California, Los Angeles
cratsch@math.ucla.edu

9 - 16 Jan 2005

A level-set method for Epitaxial growth and self-organization of quantum dots
  Presentation file: PPT

Tiezheng Qian
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
maqian@ust.hk

9 - 15 Jan 2005

Driven cavity flow: the slip boundary condition

Tim P. Schulze
University of Tennessee
schulze@math.utk.edu

25 - 30 Nov 2004

Off lattice kinetic-Monte-Carlo

Amy Shen
Washington University in St Louis
aqshen@me.wustl.edu

25 - 29 Nov 2004

Droplet formation of two phase flow systems inside microfluidic devices

Jie Shen
Purdue University, USA
shen@math.purdue.edu

12 - 21 Dec 2004

Efficient and accurate numerical schemes for phase-field equations with applications to the mixture of two incompressible fluids

Ping Sheng
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
sheng@ust.hk

9 - 13 Jan 2005

Two recent advances in soft condensed matter physics

David Srolovitz
Princeton University
srol@princeton.edu

7 - 16 Jan 2005

Faceted island and film growth: a level set approach

Eitan Tadmor
University of Maryland
tadmor@cscamm.umd.edu

9 - 15 Jan 2005

1) Critical thresholds in Eulerian dynamics
2) The mathematics of scientific computation (Public lecture)

Makio Uwaha
Nagoya Univeristy
uwaha@phys.nagoya-u.ac.jp

9 - 16 Jan 2005

Step pattern formation on Si Vicinal surfaces with two coexisting structures
    Presentation file: PDF

Alex Voigt
Caesar Research Center
voigt@caesar.de

24 - 30 Nov 2004

Morphological evolution of thin films during epitaxy; large-scale numerical investigations of coarsening phenomena and scaling laws

Qi Wang
Florida State University
wang@math.fsu.edu

3 - 15 Jan 2005

1) Constitutive modeling of microstructural fluids (Tutorial lecture)
2) Hydrodynamics of suspensions and nematic polymers

Wei-Cheng Wang
National Tsing Hua University
wangwc@duet.am.nthu.edu.tw

9 - 21 Jan 2005

Projection-free Jacobi-Davidson method for Maxwell's equation

Xiao-Ping Wang
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
mawang@ust.hk

9 - 15 Jan 2005

Recent progress on micromagnetic simulations

John Weeks
University of Maryland
jdw@ipst.umd.edu

11 - 16 Jan 2005

A unified treatment of current-induced instabilities on Si surfaces

Juncheng Wei
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
wei@math.cuhk.edu.hk

12 - 15 Jan 2005

Perfect and Wriggled Lamellar patterns in the Diblock copolymer problem

Ellen D. Williams
University of Maryland
edw@physics.umd.edu

9 - 15 Jan 2005

One-dimensional interfaces in two-dimensional materials structures

Yang Xiang
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
maxiang@ust.hk

24 - 29 Nov 2004

Numerical simulations of dislocation dynamics using level set method

Dehao Yu
Chinese Academy of Sciences
ydh@lsec.cc.ac.cn

22 - 28 Dec 2004

A mortar element method for coupling natural BEM and FEM for unbounded domain problem

Pingwen Zhang
Peking University
pzhang@pku.edu.cn

9 - 15 Jan 2005

Dynamic of disclinations and microstructures in liquid crystal polymer flow

GRADUATE STUDENT

   

Weishäupl Rada-Maria
University of Vienna
rada.maria.bombosi@univie.ac.at

3 - 15 Jan 2005

 

LOCAL VISITORS

   

Weizhu Bao
National University of Singapore
bao@cz3.nus.edu.sg

24 Nov 2004 -
23 Jan 2005

1) Numerical simulation for rotating Bose-Einstein condensate
2) Error estimates of finite element approximation for problems in unbounded domains

Bud Fox
Institute of High Performance Computing, Singapore
budfox@ihpc.a-star.edu.sg

24 Nov 2004 -
23 Jan 2005

A hybrid MPI/OpenMP parallelization of multi-scale dynamics code for nanostructure modeling & computation

Gan-Moog Chow
National University of Singapore
mascgm@nus.edu.sg

24 Nov 2004 -
23 Jan 2005

 

Yuanping Feng
National University of Singapore
phyfyp@nus.edu.sg

24 Nov 2004 -
23 Jan 2005

First-principles study of high-k oxide – Si and metal silicide – strained Si interfaces

Baowen Li
National University of Singapore
phylibw@nus.edu.sg

24 Nov 2004 -
23 Jan 2005

Models for the thermal diode and the thermal transistor: pave the way for heat control
  Presentation file: PPT

Ping Lin
National University of Singapore
matlinp@nus.edu.sg

24 Nov 2004 -
23 Jan 2005

A quasi-continuum approximation for material problems and its analysis

Tiegang Liu
Institute of High Performance Computing, Singapore
liutg@ihpc.a-star.edu.sg

24 Nov 2004 -
23 Jan 2005

Isentropic modeling of unsteady cavitating flow

Xiang-Yang Liu
National University of Singapore
phyliuxy@nus.edu.sg

24 Nov 2004 -
23 Jan 2005

From architecture of nanostructure to engineering of functional materials

Chun Lu
National University of Singapore and
Institute of High Performance Computing, Singapore
luchun@ihpc.a-star.edu.sg

24 Nov 2004 -
23 Jan 2005

1) On transport in micro-macro models for polymeric fluids
2) A hybrid MPI/OpenMP parallelization of multi-scale dynamics code for nanostructure modeling & computation

Jianxian Qiu
National University of Singapore
mpeqjx@nus.edu.sg

24 Nov 2004 -
23 Jan 2005

RKDG methods with WENO type limiter for conservation laws

Chang Shu
National University of Singapore
mpeshuc@nus.edu.sg

24 Nov 2004 -
23 Jan 2005

Simulation of micro flows by lattice Boltzmann method
  Presentation file: PPT

Jian-Sheng Wang
National University of Singapore
wangjs@cz3.nus.edu.sg

24 Nov 2004 -
23 Jan 2005

Heat conduction in one-dimensional systems -- molecular dynamics and mode-coupling theory
  Presentation file: PPT

Xuesen Wang
National University of Singapore
phywxs@nus.edu.sg

24 Nov 2004 -
23 Jan 2005

1) Steady state morphology and nano-pattern on Si(001) formed during Epitaxy
  Presentation file: PPT
2) Explore 2D Wigner crystal stable near room temperature

Andrew T S Wee
National University of Singapore
phyweets@nus.edu.sg

24 Nov 2004 -
23 Jan 2005

Atomic-scale reconstructions on metal and semiconductor surfaces
  Presentation file: PPT

Kaiyang Zeng
National University of Singapore and
Institute of Materials Research Engineering, Singapore
ky-zeng@imre.a-star.edu.sg

24 Nov 2004 -
23 Jan 2005

 

Yongwei Zhang
National University of Singapore and
Institute of Materials Research Engineering, Singapore
maszyw@nus.edu.sg

24 Nov 2004 -
23 Jan 2005

Modelling the self-organized growth of quantum dots

 

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